The state of California employs some two-and-a-quarter million people, includes almost 400 state agencies, oversees 29 different legal codes, administers a tax code that runs to more than 60,000 clauses or sections and spends more than $100 billion a year...

For a man who is already enjoying his third incarnation - bodybuilder, movie star, politician - Arnold Schwarzenegger has been remarkably consistent about his approach to public life...

The other day I sought a respite from current events by re-reading some of the writings of 18th century British statesman Edmund Burke...

As if the worst recession since World War II, the near collapse of the financial system, and the prospect of double-digit unemployment weren't enough to deal with, the Federal Reserve now has something else to worry about: success...